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The Hoxton Charlottenburg draws on Berlin’s brutalist and art nouveau architecture

October 18, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

The Hoxton hotel has opened its first German outpost in Berlin’s Charlottenburg, with interiors designed to blend the contrasting architectural styles that rub shoulders in the affluent neighbourhood. Located just off the Kurfürstendamm shopping street in West Berlin, the 234-room hotel was styled on a cross between the area’s Jugendstil mansion blocks and the comparatively

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Headquarters of crypto company Copper designed to “provide a sense of assurance”

September 12, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Universal Design Studio put a modern spin on the design conventions of bank buildings when creating the headquarters for cryptocurrency firm Copper inside a Richard Rogers-designed office in London. Copper – a fintech company that helps financial institutions to securely store and trade cryptocurrencies – wanted to break away from London’s financial districts and instead

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PW Architecture Office brings “a little excitement” back into mid-century Australian home

September 3, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Australian firm PW Architecture Office has revived the fortunes of this mid-century house in Orange, New South Wales, with a sensitive renovation that respects the original building while taking design cues from its material palette. Park Lane house was originally designed by noted Australian architect Neville Gruzman for the 1962 Carlingford Home Fair before being

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Studio Besau-Marguerre designs colour-block foyer for Hamburg’s MK&G museum

August 29, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

German practice Studio Besau-Marguerre has overhauled the entrance hall of Hamburg’s MK&G design museum, using colours to guide visitors through the space. The brief was to create new zoning in the foyer for better wayfinding and orientation while setting the tone for the rest of the museum with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. “We wanted

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Studio Varey Architects celebrates natural light in Notting Hill house renovation

August 28, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

London firm Studio Varey Architects has simplified this Victorian terraced house to create a light-filled home in Notting Hill, with timber-framed skylights designed to catch the sun. Set in the Westbourne Conservation Area, Huron House has belonged to its current owners for the last 25 years. The overhaul of the 19th-century building started as a

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Puntofilipino brings noble materials to apartment in former bank office

August 25, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Design studio Puntofilipino has created a richly layered interior full of texture and patina for this Madrid apartment, designed to offer an unexpected take on the client’s passion for Danish art and furniture. Set in a former bank office building in the Salamanca neighbourhood that dates back to 1929, the one-bedroom apartment was conceived as

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Ramy Fischler blends contemporary and historic for Moët Hennessy’s first cocktail bar

August 24, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Belgian designer Ramy Fischler has collaborated with Moët Hennessy and cocktail creator Franck Audoux to create the Cravan cocktail bar in the heart of Paris’ Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Named Cravan, the bar for luxury drinks group Moët Hennessy was a collaboration between architect Fischler and restaurateur, author, historian and cocktail aficionado Audoux. “The objective of the design was

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Viruta Lab blankets former fisherman’s house in Valencia with chequerboard tiles

August 14, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Spanish interiors studio Viruta Lab has renovated a compact house in El Cabanyal, Valencia’s traditional fishing neighbourhood, using geometric blue-and-white tiling for an understated nautical aesthetic. Built in 1946, the humble two-storey building once belonged to the grandparents of the current owner but had been boarded up for many years. Viruta Lab was brought on board to

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El Departamento designs Barcelona eyewear store as a “challenging visual exercise”

August 13, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Slight variations in tone and texture differentiate surfaces inside the PJ Lobster glasses store in Barcelona, which Spanish interiors studio El Departamento has finished entirely in green. The shop in the El Born district features walls, floors and stuccoed ceilings all covered in soft, tranquil tones of seafoam green, creating an immersive experience designed to challenge

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Ronan Bouroullec creates pared-back furnishings for 17th-century chapel in Brittany

August 11, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Following the wildfires that ravaged Brittany’s Arrée mountains last summer, French designer Ronan Bouroullec has reimagined the interior of the region’s historic Chapelle Saint-Michel de Brasparts as part of a full restoration. Originally built at the end of the 17th century, the chapel is a modest building without lighting or electricity, perched on top of

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